Prop. F figures remain steady in latest tally

OCEANSIDE -- With just 2,500 provisional ballots countywide left
to count from last week's election, Tri-City Medical Center's
Proposition F construction bond is still short of the super
majority it needs to pass.

The measure, if approved, would be used to replace 70 percent of
the hospital's existing buildings.

The $596 million measure has 34,941 yes votes (65.83 percent of
the vote) and 18,135 no votes (34.17 percent), according to the
latest tally of provisional votes released Thursday by the San
Diego County registrar of voters office.

The measure needs 66.66 percent plus one vote to pass.

There was no change in the percentage of yes and no votes from
Wednesday's tally of 8,000 votes to Thursday's tally of 2,000
votes. The registrar's Web site indicates there are still 2,500
provisional ballots left to count.

Provisional ballots are votes cast at the wrong polling place,
meaning the registrar's office needs to make sure those voters are
registered and that only votes for candidates and issues in their
district are counted.